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WHITACRE v. DAVEY

No. 88-5339.

890 F.2d 1168 (1989)

Margaret T. WHITACRE, Appellant, v. James F. DAVEY, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Shapiro, with whom Joseph B. Scott and Katherine L. Garrett were on the brief, for appellant.

John Oliver Birch, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John D. Bates, R. Craig Lawrence and Mark E. Nagle, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG, SILBERMAN, and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court's dismissal of a Bivens claim against two court officials who allegedly discriminated in employment against appellant.1 The district court thought the allegation, which was adequate to allege a statutory violation, was insufficient to make out a constitutional tort. We affirm.

I.

Margaret...

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